The Color Me Rad 5k run; Thousands get painted in 5K San Jose race; Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

Thousands get painted in 5K San Jose race
San Jose Mercury News - ‎3 hours ago‎
SAN JOSE -- It looked like a stain-remover commercial in reverse: Thousands of white-shirted runners thronged to the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds early Saturday, emerging hours later dusty and dyed in multiple hues.
The Color Me Rad 5k run in San Jose


Nevada spoils Cal's party with 31-24 victory; New Memorial Stadium has Berkeley crowd buzzing; Cal's difficult debut in rebuilt stadium

New Memorial Stadium has Berkeley crowd buzzing
San Jose Mercury News
BERKELEY -- All of 12 years old, Ryan Sanchez had a simple answer when asked what he was looking forward to most about the reopening of Memorial Stadium.

Cal's difficult debut in rebuilt stadium
San Francisco Chronicle
There's a spot in the shiny new press box that defines Cal football, the renovated Memorial Stadium and the magic of an East Bay afternoon.
Mark Purdy: Cal's revamped stadium's great; the football not so much San Jose Mercury News
Nevada spoils Cal's party with 31-24 victory


Hal David, who along with partner Burt Bacharach penned dozens of top 40 hits for a variety of recording artists in the 1960s, died Saturday

Legendary songwriter Hal David who wrote 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose ...
San Jose Mercury News
This 1980 photo provided by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers shows Hal David. David, who along with partner Burt Bacharach penned dozens of top 40 hits for a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, died Saturday, ...


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Organizers prepare for this weekend's Oakland Pride festival; chair Amber Todd

Organizers prepare for this weekend's Oakland Pride festival
San Francisco Chronicle
In the final days before this year's Pride celebration, event chair Amber Todd has been juggling the demands of being a city employee, a mother of four daughters, and a student.


Fruitvale Presbyterian in Oakland holds final service; Suspect trys to lure teenage girls into car in San Bruno, Burlingame

Police: Suspect trys to lure teenage girls into car in San Bruno, Burlingame
San Jose Mercury News
SAN BRUNO -- Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for two suspects who they say tried to lure teenage girls into their car on two separate occasions this week.

Fruitvale Presbyterian, after 123 years in Oakland, holds final service Sunday
San Francisco Chronicle
The Fruitvale Presbyterian Church, which began as a church for orchard workers and farming families back before Fruitvale was part of the city, will hold its final service this Sunday after more than a century in the community.


S.F. City College retiree pension error; Martha Olchowy; California State Teachers' Retirement System

S.F. City College retiree pension error
San Francisco Chronicle
On Aug. 10, 70-year-old Martha Olchowy opened what appeared to be a routine letter from the California State Teachers' Retirement System and couldn't believe what she read.


SJSU pushes Stanford to the brink; center Reuben Hasani; Stanford sloppy in win over San Jose State

SJSU sees improvement as it pushes Stanford to the brink
San Jose Mercury News
STANFORD - The signs of improvement were everywhere for San Jose State, even in the painful leg cramp that struck center Reuben Hasani during the second half of Friday's 20-17 loss at Stanford.

Stanford survives San Jose State scare San Francisco Chronicle
Lucky: Stanford sloppy in win over San Jose State


Raiders reduce roster to 53; Team Waives 22 Players; Reggie McKenzie and Dennis Allen aren't finished

Oakland Raiders might still be shaping roster
San Jose Mercury News - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Raiders pared 22 players from their roster Friday night in the final mandatory cutdown. One gets the sense that general manager Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen aren't finished shaping the roster in advance of the season opener.

Raiders reduce roster to 53 Modesto Bee
Oakland Raiders: Team Waives 22 Players to Reach 53-Man Roster


San Ramon Valley once again took a second-half lead over a strong Sac Joaquin Section foe

San Ramon Valley football team outdueled by Folsom 31-20
San Jose Mercury News
FOLSOM -- San Ramon Valley once again took a second-half lead over a strong Sac Joaquin Section foe only to see the opposition ride its vaunted offense to victory.
Folsom 31 - San Ramon Valley 20


Directors of the East Palo Alto Sanitary District Board will consider censuring fellow director Dennis Scherzer

East Palo Alto sewer board to consider censuring director for bad behavior
San Jose Mercury News
Directors of the East Palo Alto Sanitary District Board will consider censuring fellow director Dennis Scherzer, who has ruffled feathers by questioning spending practices.


Archbishop Mitty's Wyatt Hansen is all smiles; Carlmont-Belmont at The King's Academy-Sunnyvale; Menlo Park Knights in midseason form

Football: Surprises on opening Friday night
San Jose Mercury News
Archbishop Mitty's Wyatt Hansen is all smiles after his 76-yard, fourth-quarter TD run as the Monarchs edged Los Gatos (Patrick Tehan/Staff).

Scots stymie TKA in season opener
San Jose Mercury News
Carlmont-Belmont was noticeably undersized entering Friday night's season opener at The King's Academy-Sunnyvale. The Scots, though, didn't give an inch in a 33-0 blanking of the Knights and their two big tackles, Nate Velichko and Jason Moran.

Knights in midseason form during rout in opener
San Jose Mercury News
The only people who were not surprised by the 66-14 drubbing in Atherton on Friday afternoon were standing on the Menlo School sideline.


Oakland Athletics' Josh Donaldson celebrates after hitting a two-run home run off Boston Red Sox's Aaron Cook

A's surge into September beating the Red Sox 20-2
San Francisco Chronicle
Oakland Athletics' Josh Donaldson celebrates after hitting a two-run home run off Boston Red Sox's Aaron Cook in the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Oakland, Calif.


De La Salle, James Logan, Campolindo cruise to easy wins; De La Salle High football team dominates Bellarmine Prep

Prep football recap: De La Salle, James Logan, Campolindo cruise to easy wins
San Jose Mercury News
Mary Tillman prepares to do the coin toss between during the pre-game ceremony of the first Pat Tillman Legacy Classic season opener at Leland High School in San Jose, Calif.

De La Salle overpowers Bellarmine 41-7 San Francisco Chronicle
De La Salle High football team dominates Bellarmine Prep in 41-7 win


Stanford wide receiver Drew Terrell, center, celebrates his 11-yard touchdown catch with teammate Levine Toilolo

Stanford survives San Jose State scare
San Francisco Chronicle
Stanford wide receiver Drew Terrell, center, celebrates his 11-yard touchdown catch with teammate Levine Toilolo (11) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif.


Sausalito: Man claiming to be former drummer for White Zombie arrested; Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux brings the sound of protest and nostalgia

Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux brings the sound of protest and nostalgia to the New ...
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Around 350 people came to the New Parish in Oakland to see Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux perform on Wednesday along with Raw G, 2 Mex, Hordatoj, Magnolius and DJ Nima Fadavi.

Sausalito: Man claiming to be former drummer for White Zombie arrested on ...
San Jose Mercury News
SAUSALITO -- Sausalito police arrested a man claiming to be the former drummer of the heavy metal band White Zombie on Thursday on suspicion of defrauding a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Sausalito.


Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics; A's Start Toughest Stretch Of The Season; Valentine dislikes September call-ups

Valentine dislikes September call-ups
San Francisco Chronicle
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bobby Valentine is in favor of big changes to baseball's system for September call-ups, and he's calling for revisions.

Boston Red Sox (62-70) at Oakland Athletics (73-57), 10:05 pm (ET)Modesto Bee
A's Start Toughest Stretch Of The Season


Unusual coroner inquest decision: Jury rules Antioch detectives; Man arraigned in Mountain View vehicular manslaughter case

Man arraigned in Mountain View vehicular manslaughter case
San Jose Mercury News
Matthew Pumar, the Mountain View man charged with unintentionally running over and killing fellow resident William Ware, appeared in court for the first time Friday since his arrest on July 10.

Unusual coroner inquest decision: Jury rules Antioch detectives accidentally ...
San Jose Mercury News
ANTIOCH -- In one of Contra Costa's stranger coroner's inquests, a jury ruled Friday that two Antioch police detectives accidentally shot to death a wanted parolee after he backed his vehicle into their undercover car.

San Jose: No homicides for a week following violent surge; cause remains elusive
San Jose Mercury News
After one of the most violent stretches in San Jose's history claimed eight lives in 11 days, there hasn't been a homicide in more than a week.


Oakland Mayor Jean Quan could face contempt charges; Santa Rosa man, 82, faces attempted murder charge — bicyclist run down

Santa Rosa man, 82, faces attempted murder charge — bicyclist run down
San Francisco Chronicle
An 82-year-old Santa Rosa man accused of running a bicyclist down with his Toyota on a golf course was charged with attempted murder Friday, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney's office.

Citywise: Oakland Mayor Jean Quan could face contempt charges
San Jose Mercury News - ‎2 hours ago‎
By Matthew Artz, Rebecca Parr and Chris De Benedetti. The attorneys seeking to place the embattled Oakland Police Department under federal control asked a Judge on Friday to require Mayor Jean Quan to show up for a deposition or face contempt of court ...


San Francisco 49ers keep Scott Tolzien as third quarterback; QB Josh Johnson among those cut by 49ers


San Francisco 49ers keep Scott Tolzien as third quarterback
San Jose Mercury News
SANTA CLARA -- Cracking the 49ers' 53-man roster proved as difficult as anticipated. That's what happens when most everyone returns from a storybook season, one that came within an overtime loss of the Super Bowl.

Chargers end preseason with 35-3 loss to 49ers KTVU San Francisco
QB Josh Johnson among those cut by 49ers


Apple Adds Galaxy Note, Galaxy S III to List of Targets in Samsung Patent Battle; Fremont man is winner of the $52 million MEGA Millions jackpot

Apple Adds Galaxy Note, Galaxy S III to List of Targets in Samsung Patent Battle
All Things Digital
Fresh off one victory in a San Jose, Calif. courtroom, Apple has expanded a separate suit against Samsung to include two of the Korean company's latest popular devices.

Tokyo court: Samsung didn't infringe Apple paten tKTVU San Francisco
Reluctant Apple/Samsung Jury Foreman

Fremont man is winner of the $52 million MEGA Millions jackpot
San Jose Mercury News
SACRAMENTO -- The winner of a $52 million MEGA Millions jackpot ticket purchased in Fremont more than a month ago finally claimed his prize Friday, and he told reporters that without nudging from his relatives, he may never have found out about his ...


S.F. Symphony trumpeter's swan song; Autumn home, garden tours in the Bay Area

Autumn home, garden tours in the Bay Area
San Jose Mercury News
Need a dose of autumn inspiration for your home or garden? The calendar may not say fall yet, but Labor Day brings the start of a new tour season, and there are events scheduled from Martinez to Pacific Grove.

S.F. Symphony trumpeter's swan song
San Francisco Chronicle
Glenn Fischthal's last day of work might have been his toughest in 32 years with the San Francisco Symphony. First he would be playing the virtuosic trumpet solo from the Beatles' "Penny Lane" to a capacity crowd of 2,743, each of whom knows exactly ...


Saying goodbye to Caesars after a half century; Slot machines were invented in San Francisco years before Las Vegas

5 destinations for slot machine fans
San Francisco Chronicle
Slot machines were invented in San Francisco years before Las Vegas was anything but tumbleweeds and dust. In the early 20th century, some 3,000 slots spun their reels here with locals hoping to win a pot of "jack" (money) - a jackpot.

Saying goodbye to Caesars after a half century
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
share E-mail. At Caesar's, a waiter juggles bills and a waitlist. Photo: The Chronicle. Tonight is the finale for one of the country's most important restaurants in Charlie Trotter's in Chicago, but it's also the end of the road for a San Francisco ...


San Jose: Life sentence without parole for murderer of Vietnamese radio host; A la Carte: Best wurst news: Dittmer's reopens in Los Altos

Circus Vargas coming next week to Hayward, Newark
San Jose Mercury News
August 31, 2012 7:21 PM GMTUpdated: 08/31/2012 12:21:27 PM PDT. High-wire and trapeze artists, motorcycle daredevils, jugglers and clowns are among the entertainment at Circus Vargas, which is heading to Hayward before moving to Newark next week ...

San Jose: Life sentence without parole for murderer of Vietnamese radio host
San Jose Mercury News
Paul Castillo will spend the rest of his life in prison without possibility of parole after pleading guilty to nine felonies including the shooting death of San Jose Realtor Cindy Nguyen, whom he carjacked on Sept.

A la Carte: Best wurst news: Dittmer's reopens in Los Altos
San Jose Mercury News
Best wurst news: Sausage fans are rejoicing over the news that Dittmer's Gourmet Meats & Wurst Haus has reopened, just in time for late-summer grilling action.

Schools' STAR scores rise, but gap; Student test scores up in English, math; Police: Jewelry store robbers in Vacaville may have hit Newark mall shop

Student test scores up in English, math
San Francisco Chronicle
(08-31) 10:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite persistent warnings that education budget cuts would stall academic progress, California standardized test scores continued to climb in 2012, with nearly 60 percent of students proficient in English and just ...

Police: Jewelry store robbers in Vacaville may have hit Newark mall shop
San Jose Mercury News
Three suspects arrested after a smash-and-grab robbery at a Vacaville jewelry store Thursday may be the same robbers who held up a Newark mall shop in July, police said.

Schools' STAR scores rise, but gap in algebra grows
San Jose Mercury News
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Cal, Stanford and San Jose State football; The lost prototype iPhone a year later: Can Apple keep a secret?; Cal Bears glad to be back at Memorial

Cal, Stanford and San Jose State football: Questions for Week One
San Jose Mercury News
Aside from the quarterback competitions at Stanford and San Jose State, the position of greatest intrigue - at least to me - has been the offensive line: All three Bay Area teams have made major changes up front.

The lost prototype iPhone a year later: Can Apple keep a secret?
CNET
The lost prototype iPhone a year later: Can Apple keep a secret? There's no shortage of blogs claiming to possess photos, video and 3D renderings of the unreleased iPhone 5. The good news for Apple is it doesn't appear to have misplaced any prototypes ...

Cal Bears glad to be back at Memorial Stadium
San Jose Mercury News -
A view from the 50 yard line of the new California Memorial Stadium at the University of California, Berkeley is seen here as construction nears completion on the $321 million seismic retrofit and renovation project in Berkeley, Calif.


Teen arrested after Facebooking a false police report; Hayward asks residents to weigh in on new LED lights; San Leandro High graduates win entreprene

Teen arrested after Facebooking a false police report
San Francisco Chronicle
Kyle Huynh, 19, decided to call 911 to report a burglary at a neighbor's home in Fremont and then post the scene on Facebook, police say.

Hayward asks residents to weigh in on new LED lights
San Jose Mercury News
HAYWARD -- The city is replacing its old streetlights with energy-efficient LED ones, and city staff members want residents to weigh in on which style of fixture would be best.

San Leandro High graduates win entrepreneur scholarships
San Jose Mercury News
SAN LEANDRO -- Osayande Aihie is a well-spoken, confident young man who acquired numerous awards and honors during his time at San Leandro High.

Headlines: Bill Corcoran: Santa Clara utility should abandon dirty coal plant; Is this the best bathroom in San Francisco?; Kyle Huynh, 19, decided ..

Bill Corcoran: Santa Clara utility should abandon dirty coal plant
San Jose Mercury News
The massive San Juan Generating Station coal plant sits a thousand miles away from the air-conditioned offices of Santa Clara and Silicon Valley, where business leaders work to build clean tech markets.

San Francisco Chronicle
Is this the best bathroom in San Francisco?
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎35 minutes ago‎
For your Friday holiday weekend procrastination time: Did you know there's a contest to determine America's Best Restroom?

Teen arrested after Facebooking a false police report
San Francisco Chronicle
Kyle Huynh, 19, decided to call 911 to report a burglary at a neighbor's home in Fremont and then post the scene on Facebook, police say.


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